2 dollar costume.

I don't know if any of you have had those throngs of people come trick or treating at your door with absolutely NO costume, and felt a mixture of mild annoyance at the flagrant bypassing of the whole "dressing up" tradition of the holiday mixed with concern and pity that perhaps that kid (or adult!) couldn't afford a costume.

Well, today we got Casey a costume at Dollar Tree. We got him a "Horror Robe" which was labeled as up to age 12, and a foam sword. He wants to be a "vampire" but just basically wants to look scary and have a sweet weapon. Big shock to those of you that know my Casey, he's not gonna be a jolly pumpkin or a little M&M or a Pooh-bear, when there are foam swords around. Greta at age 4 was a ladybug and Mickey at age 4 was a car. But my dear Casey can't stop talking about how he needs "fake bwood" and "scawy fangs".

Then we got a pack of TWELVE pairs of plastic fangs at Wal-Mart for 71 cents. I will add some of Mama's red lipstick and Mama's black eyeliner to make some kind of facial scariness happen.

The end! No effort and practically no cost. I love the dollar store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!